Felder Rushing: Mushrooms popping up? Lawn's ecosystem is healthy

11:28 PM,
Oct. 15, 2013

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Felder Rushing

Got mushrooms popping up across the lawn? Not to worry; while it's natural to wonder about these bizarre growths, they look more alarming than they really are.

Fact is, most of the fungi that produce mushrooms do not cause lawn diseases - which is good, because truth is, there isn't much we can do about them.

Doesn't matter if it's a typical umbrella-like toadstool, or slimy, finger-like stinkhorns, or round puff balls. When these plump, moist growths appear, they are actually the highlight of an already-existing underground party. ...